PIUG Course - Essential Patent Search Techniques For IP Professionals

When
05 May 2024
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL 60611
Spaces left
85

Registration

In-Person Non-Member – $299.00
For those non-members ho intend to participate in-person at The Drake Hotel in Chicago
In-Person PIUG Members – $199.00
For use by PIUG Members who will just attend the workshop in-person.
In-Person PIUG Members (Registered for Conference) – $149.00
For use by PIUG Members who will only attend the workshop in-person.
Virtual Non-Members – $299.00
For use by Non-Members who will only attend the workshop virtually by viewing the recording or live-stream.
Virtual PIUG Members – $199.00
For Use by PIUG Members will only attend the workshop virtually by viewing the recording or live-stream.
Virtual PIUG Members - (Registered for Conference) – $149.00
For Use by PIUG Members who will only attend the workshop virtually by viewing the recording or live-stream.

Registration is closed

INSTRUCTOR: John Zabilski Chair, PIUG Education & Training Committee

Registered US Patent Agent (No. 59,626)

Qualified Patent Information Professional (No. 20190010100257)

Build a strong foundation of essential patent information and techniques for effective patent searching.

Learn necessary patent law concepts, bibliographic search skills including ways to identify expert witnesses, comprehensive keyword approaches for specific search types, and basics of alternative strategies including classification, citation and semantic searching.

While this course is ideal for newer searchers including paralegals and patent agents it also provides a strong refresher for more experienced IP professionals. Included are practical applications and opportunities to reinforce concepts with interactive search examples.

Some of what is included in this course:

Types and parts of patent publications
Basics of U.S. Patent Law
Essential International Patent Law
Patent timelines covering publication stages
Identifying patent search resources
Database coverage, content and structure
Search approaches including bibliographic, keyword, classification, citation, full-text and indexed content
Building comprehensive search statements using search operators and command language techniques including nesting, truncation, wildcards and stemming
Contrasting search features across free and commercial resources
Necessary steps for different search types: Patentability, Freedom to Operate and Validity
Practical search examples and opportunities to apply these techniques

This course is offered as in-person or virtual participation. Note: Those members who are registered for the PIUG Conference as well are given an additional $50 discount. Virtual registrants for the course will be sent a link for the course within one week prior to the start.